Question

It is said that shyness is a disease or mental condition that can be cured. I prefer to think of it as an emotional disability. It's something we are born with and something we carry with us in our entire lives. There are too many people, however, who seem to be determined to find some ways of doing away with their shyness. In my opinion, it's a waste of time. I don't mean that we should do nothing about it. Quite the contrary, I think we need to separate the basic fact of shyness from our ability to take part in a social environment.

Look at one of the most famous shy people of them all, Tony White. This man is painfully shy, yet for decades he made a living talking and associating(交往) with different people every night, in front of a national audience.  White has never done away with his shyness, but he has successfully found a   way to deal with it to the extent that he could be, not just a talk show host, but a legend(传奇) among talk show hosts.  Look also at Amy Lee, who has recently admitted her problem with shyness. This is a woman who has appeared in many films, TV shows and interviews, yet in her early years she was so shy that she turned down a lunch invitation from Jane Fonda because she was terribly afraid of meeting her.

I guess that our shyness is there because each of us is born with some insecurity(不安全感) and this insecurity prevents us from reaching out to others the way people with a more open personality do. As we grow up and become adults, we allow our social skills to grow and develop. But we are still stuck in kindergarten or elementary school or wherever it was when our shyness took root in our soul.

1.In the author's view, shyness can be explained as ______.

A. an emotional disability

B. a not very normal mental condition

C. a disease that can be easily cured

D. something we pick up after birth

2.The underline expression “doing away with” most probably means “_____”.

A. keeping away from

B. getting rid of

C. catching up with

D. doing well in

3.Which of the following is TRUE of Tony White?

A. He was described as a hero in some legend books.

B. He didn’t dare to speak in front of a national audience.

C. He has dealt with shyness very successfully.

D. He failed to become a good talk show host.

4.The passage tells us that Amy Lee was ______

A. proud all the time

B. impolite when young

C. close to Jane Fonda

D. shy in her early years

Answer

1. A

2. B

3. C

4. D

【解析】

本文是一篇议论文。人们常说,害羞是一种疾病或精神状态,可以治愈。但是作者认为人们应该从参加的社会环境的能力中把害羞分离出来。

1.考查事实细节题。根据文章第一段I prefer to think of it as an emotional disability.可知作者更愿意把它作为一种情感障碍。所以A正确。

2.词义猜测题。根据第一段中There are too many people, however, who seem to be determined to find some ways of doing away with their shyness.然而，有太多的人似乎下定决心要想办法消除他们的害羞。再根据第一段最后一句Quite the contrary, I think we need to separate the basic fact of shyness from our ability to take part in a social environment.恰恰相反，我认为我们需要把害羞的基本事实和我们参与社会环境的能力分开。也就是说不应该“消除”，do away with“消除”，由此可知划线词的意思是“除掉”，所以B正确。

3.推理判断题。根据文章第二段...but he has successfully found a way to deal with it to the extent that he could be, not just a talk show host, but a legend(传奇)among talk show hosts...可知他成功地找到一种方法来解决它,他不仅是一个谈话的节目主持人,而且是一个传奇的脱口秀主持人之一,所以C正确。

4.考查事实细节题。根据文章...yet in her early years she was so shy that she turned down a lunch invitation from Jane Fonda because she was terribly afraid of meeting her.可知在她早年她很害羞,她拒绝了简.方达的午餐邀请因为她很怕见到她。所以D正确。